How much do you know about second world war films?
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Following on from the earlier thread.....
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1 Who played "Septic Baird" in Angels one five?
2 What did Stanley Baker refer to as "Snorkers" in The Cruel Sea?
3 Who played Air Chief Marshall Hugh Dowding in the 1969 film The Battle of Britain?
4 Who was the male lead star in Sink the Bismarck?
5 What kind of vessel was the San Demitrio in the film San Demitrio London?
6 Who played Wing Commander Guy Gibson in The Dambusters?
7 Who was the male lead star in The Pianist?
8 Who was the subject of Fritz Lang's 1942 classic Hangmen also die?
9 What type of vessel featured in Das Boot (The Boat)?
10 Who directed the 1957 film The Bridge over the River Kwai starring Alec Guinness?
Answers:-
1 John Gregson
2 His sausages
3 Lawrence Olivier
4 Kenneth Moore
5 An oil tanker
6 Richard Todd
7 Adrian Brody
8 The assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in Praque 1942
9 A German Submarine (U96)
10 David Lean
As before, PLEASE DO NOT POST UP THE ANSWERS...Just your score out of 10.
No Googling for the answers please...
1 Who played "Septic Baird" in Angels one five?
2 What did Stanley Baker refer to as "Snorkers" in The Cruel Sea?
3 Who played Air Chief Marshall Hugh Dowding in the 1969 film The Battle of Britain?
4 Who was the male lead star in Sink the Bismarck?
5 What kind of vessel was the San Demitrio in the film San Demitrio London?
6 Who played Wing Commander Guy Gibson in The Dambusters?
7 Who was the male lead star in The Pianist?
8 Who was the subject of Fritz Lang's 1942 classic Hangmen also die?
9 What type of vessel featured in Das Boot (The Boat)?
10 Who directed the 1957 film The Bridge over the River Kwai starring Alec Guinness?
Answers:-
1 John Gregson
2 His sausages
3 Lawrence Olivier
4 Kenneth Moore
5 An oil tanker
6 Richard Todd
7 Adrian Brody
8 The assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in Praque 1942
9 A German Submarine (U96)
10 David Lean
I know #9.
The rest, I haven't a clue.
I've watched "The Longest Day" in Italian. I started recognising it when I saw the GI at the roadsign for St Mere-Eglise, thinking "hang on, that's the village in Normandy, by the D Day landings" then at the ad break I saw "Il journata piu longuo" or similar, and thought "The day most...long? Eh? Ohhh!"
The rest, I haven't a clue.
I've watched "The Longest Day" in Italian. I started recognising it when I saw the GI at the roadsign for St Mere-Eglise, thinking "hang on, that's the village in Normandy, by the D Day landings" then at the ad break I saw "Il journata piu longuo" or similar, and thought "The day most...long? Eh? Ohhh!"
williamp said:
5/10.
Genuine question for you:
why didnt the USAAF give their own aircraft names? the USN did, but the USAAF tended to use the ones the RAF gave their aircraft.
I don't really understand the question.Genuine question for you:
why didnt the USAAF give their own aircraft names? the USN did, but the USAAF tended to use the ones the RAF gave their aircraft.
Do you mean named by the USAAF or the aircraft's pilots?
For example the B29 that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki on August 9th 1945 was called Bockscar after it's commander Frederick Bock.
Wacky Racer said:
williamp said:
5/10.
Genuine question for you:
why didnt the USAAF give their own aircraft names? the USN did, but the USAAF tended to use the ones the RAF gave their aircraft.
I don't really understand the question.Genuine question for you:
why didnt the USAAF give their own aircraft names? the USN did, but the USAAF tended to use the ones the RAF gave their aircraft.
Do you mean named by the USAAF or the aircraft's pilots?
For example the B29 that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki on August 9th 1945 was called Bockscar after it's commander Frederick Bock.
I think he means the actual names of the aircraft, ie: Mustang (P-51). It's not a hard and fast rule, but generally the US Navy aircraft got an 'official' name ie: Grumman TBF 'Avenger' or Curtis SB2C 'Helldiver' from the design stage. The USAAF often adopted the name given to an aircraft from it's service with UK forces, rather than having an official 'naming convention'.
I'm not sure what the answer is myself, but I'm pretty sure that if Eric Mc finds this thread, he'll be "PHer most likely to know the answer to this one..."
Wacky Racer said:
I don't really understand the question.
Do you mean named by the USAAF or the aircraft's pilots?
For example the B29 that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki on August 9th 1945 was called Bockscar after it's commander Frederick Bock.
Planes like the P-51 went by the RAF designation, that one being the Mustang, Kittyhawk, Warhawk, Hudson and several others were named by the RAF not the USAAF.Do you mean named by the USAAF or the aircraft's pilots?
For example the B29 that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki on August 9th 1945 was called Bockscar after it's commander Frederick Bock.
No idea why, the Germans tended not to name their planes either, much like their cars.
Edited to add 8/10.
steviegunn said:
Wacky Racer said:
I don't really understand the question.
Do you mean named by the USAAF or the aircraft's pilots?
For example the B29 that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki on August 9th 1945 was called Bockscar after it's commander Frederick Bock.
Planes like the P-51 went by the RAF designation, that one being the Mustang, Kittyhawk, Warhawk, Hudson and several others were named by the RAF not the USAAF.Do you mean named by the USAAF or the aircraft's pilots?
For example the B29 that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki on August 9th 1945 was called Bockscar after it's commander Frederick Bock.
No idea why, the Germans tended not to name their planes either, much like their cars.
Edited to add 8/10.
You learn something every day.
Cheers.
8/10...Very good score Well done
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